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MAGENDIE, Franois (1783-1855). Journal de physiologie exprimentale (Vol. I); Journal de physiologie exprimentale et pathologique (Vols II-VIII). Paris: the author; Mquignon-Marvis (Vols I-III); Mquignon-Marvis (Vols IV-VIII), 1821-1828.
8 volumes, 8o (202 x 127 mm). Vol. I: 6 engraved plates, 4 folding; Vol. II: 2 engraved folding plates; Vol. III: 1 engraved folding plate; Vol. V: 1 engraved folding plate; Vol. VII: 2 engraved folding plates; Vol. VIII: 1 engraved folding plate, 1 lithographed plate with removable foetus printed on recto and verso (occasional marginal tears, not affecting text; some minor foxing, a few plates cropped close, just catching captions). Contemporary red diced half morocco, marbled boards, gilt-lettered spines (some mildew to spines, slight wear to extremities). Provenance: James Aitken Meigs, M.D; Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (bookplate, recording the donation of Dr. Meigs' library to the Academy, 1895; stamp on titlepages; withdrawal stamps).
FIRST EDITIONS. Magendie founded this quarterly journal in 1821, the year of his election to the Acadmie des Sciences and the Acadmie Royale de Mdecine. Some of his own most important work appeared here, including the finding which has been called the most important single discovery in physiology after Harvey: the announcement in 1822 (in "Expriences sur les fonctions des racines des nerfs rachidiens", vol. 2, 1822, pp. 276-279) that "section of the dorsal root abolishes sensation, section of ventral roots abolish movement and section of both roots abolishes both sensation and motor activity". This knowledge, that the anterior root is motor and the dorsal root sensory, has often been attributed incorrectly by many, including Romberg, Flourens and Sherrington, to Charles Bell. Magendie's other important contributions include papers on the absorption of fluids and semisolids by the blood vessels as well as the lymphatics (Vol. I, pp. 18-31), and the first accurate description of the cerebrospinal fluid (Vol. V, pp. 27-37; Vol. VII, pp. 1-29; 66-82). VERY RARE. Garrison-Morton 598, 1256, 1256.1, 1392; Grolier Medicine 58; Norman 1418. (8)
8 volumes, 8
FIRST EDITIONS. Magendie founded this quarterly journal in 1821, the year of his election to the Acadmie des Sciences and the Acadmie Royale de Mdecine. Some of his own most important work appeared here, including the finding which has been called the most important single discovery in physiology after Harvey: the announcement in 1822 (in "Expriences sur les fonctions des racines des nerfs rachidiens", vol. 2, 1822, pp. 276-279) that "section of the dorsal root abolishes sensation, section of ventral roots abolish movement and section of both roots abolishes both sensation and motor activity". This knowledge, that the anterior root is motor and the dorsal root sensory, has often been attributed incorrectly by many, including Romberg, Flourens and Sherrington, to Charles Bell. Magendie's other important contributions include papers on the absorption of fluids and semisolids by the blood vessels as well as the lymphatics (Vol. I, pp. 18-31), and the first accurate description of the cerebrospinal fluid (Vol. V, pp. 27-37; Vol. VII, pp. 1-29; 66-82). VERY RARE. Garrison-Morton 598, 1256, 1256.1, 1392; Grolier Medicine 58; Norman 1418. (8)